Pretty Swank!
Vwery nice countersink holes for the screws btw. (Sorry, do we not say countersink anymore? Is it flush mount?) ;)
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Pretty Swank!
Vwery nice countersink holes for the screws btw. (Sorry, do we not say countersink anymore? Is it flush mount?) ;)
One step closer. Got the parts primed and ready for painting.
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil18.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil19.jpg
Don't Panic! don't ya just hate it when a thread starts out like that. :mad:
Here's a quick update. The case is still at the painters but my buddy ensures me one way or another he will get it completed. There was a complication in the process so he had to sand it down to start over. Worse case scenario is this special process won't work and I will have to use spray paint. Sorry for the Non-Update Update.
Nice work!
My hand is hurting for you bud!
Alright Folks, I know its been quite a long time since any real updates have been posted. With any luck I am back on track and the updates will start coming. This is a small update but it will give you an idea of what the case will look like. I hate to use the term Painted because its not actually paint. I will get a more precise description and name for the process from my buddy.
To Be Honest---The case didn't actually turn out how we both imagined (Smooth/Glossy) but the affects are quite unique and kinda looks pretty damn sweet. Anyway here's some PICS.
Sun Shots
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil25.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil24.jpg
Inside (Nice Dark Blue)
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil22.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil21.jpg
With Alum. Covers on.
Note on the DVD cover, the screws are trimmed and Super glued in place.
Then it was Super glued onto the DVD Cover.
I was going to use 3M tape that was recommended by Bill but it left an actual space between the 2 covers.
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil23.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil20.jpg
Anyway, I am impressed with the look and texture feel of the case. The rest of the case should be arriving tomorrow. Then I will follow with more updates.
YUMMY!!!
Cant wait!
Looks like your going to have to wait. My Buddy seems to have run into some personal issues and of course thats going to take precedence over a silly case. :( Its so close to being done...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech-Daddy
Major News: Due to unfortunate circumstances the rest of the Special Painting Process by my buddy is canceled. Looks like I will have to strip down what was already applied and repaint with good old spray paint. :(
I will stick with the Dark Blue Theme and will use an easy to apply type of paint. Stay tuned...
Doh! Too bad... :(
I will do some light sanding to get the imperfections out and then add a couple light coats of paint. Hopefully this will be all done this weekend.
Sanding and Painting completed. I am happy with the results but would have preferred the my buddies color and look. If it wasn't for the imperfections that occurred during transport. Dang... I chalk that up to "Sh-t Happens" and we all know it happens alot for us modders. Anyway on with some PICS.
Here's the Left Side Panel with imperfections, they are hard to see so the next one shows how the foam from the box it was transported in left a square. There were foam spots on all the corners if you tilted it just right you could see. The third Pic shows a strange spot that showed up when it was drying I suppose..
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil26.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil27.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil28.jpg
Here's the right side panel, this was caused by a plastic bag during transport.
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil29.jpg
Here is the Top and Front, they were actually touching and when they was pulled apart (OUCH) paint didn't stay where it should have. You can also see another strange spot in the top panel.
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil30.jpg
Alright, now that we got the PICS of what went wrong lets look at some after it was lightly sanded and painted. (BTW: had to paint indoors cause it was so windy, Wife was not happy with fumes!!) I think it looks good, its not as dark as the original but atleast the texture look remained. Thats what I like the must actually. Now if you didn't read back the texture look was a mistake in my buddies process, we was going for smooth high gloss. Well after several attempts he brought in one and asked if I liked it and I said its awesome. Hell with Smooth lets do this. Needless to say he was happy cause he couldn't get smooth and couldn't figure out why..
Note on Front Panel. I had to file holes to get the Power, Reset and LEDS back in and I can't find the small door for the USB Slots. Damn Damn... Anyone have an old Lian Li with a spare door???
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil31.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil33.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil34.jpg
MORE to FOLLOW:) :)
Alrighty I have been hard at work putting this together. Well its now 98% complete. There are a few small things and of course anything else that pops up to improve are to add to the MOD. (Case Badges, LEDS, USB Door)...
The last two turned out Grainy cause the lights and flash were off.
Anyway here are the PICS.
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil42.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil41.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil39.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil40.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil43.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil38.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil37.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil36.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil35.jpg
That is a good looking machine bro!!!
Great tribute!
That is SICK! I love the paint job!!
Thanks guys... Simple but Nice..
That's the way I like things.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAZTG
Small Update, I switched the side fans around so they blow into the case now instead of out. I added some Air Filters to help keep down the dust bunnies. I also put my old USB door on but you can still see it has 4 USB spots instead of two. LOL... Oh well atleast there is a door there now.
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil45.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~MsKrissy/Devil/devil44.jpg
schwing!
Good lookin stuff there!
wow very nice job on the whole project! Congrats!